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A solo performance, sometimes referred to as a one-man show, one-woman show, or one-person show, features a single person telling a story for an audience, typically for the purpose of entertainment. This type of performance comes in many varieties, including autobiographical creations, comedy acts, novel adaptations, vaudeville, poetry, music ...
Cantastoria (Italian: [ˌkantaˈstɔːrja]; also spelled cantastorie [ˌkantaˈstɔːrje], canta storia or canta historia) comes from Italian for "story-singer" and is known by many other names around the world. It is a theatrical form where a performer tells or sings a story while gesturing to a series of images. These images can be painted ...
Trumpeter, bandleader and singer Louis Armstrong: as soloist.. In music, a solo (Italian for 'alone') is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung featuring a single performer, who may be performing completely alone or supported by an accompanying instrument such as a piano or organ, a continuo group (in Baroque music), or the rest of a choir, orchestra, band, or other ensemble.
A person whose profession is singing is called a singer or a vocalist (in jazz or popular music). [6] [7] Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without accompaniment by musical instruments. Singing is often done in an ensemble of musicians, such as a choir.
"One" is a song by American heavy metal band Metallica, [2] released as the third and final single from the band's fourth studio album, ...And Justice for All (1988). Written by band members James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich , the song portrays a World War I soldier who is severely wounded—arms, legs and jaw blown off by a landmine, blind, deaf ...
Carey has hit an F ♯ 2 while singing "You and I" live and an F ♯ 8 while swimming with a dolphin, making her vocal range exactly six octaves and one of the biggest in popular music history. Michael Jackson: E ♭ 2 – B♭6; Prince: A1 – G7; Tim Buckley: F♯2 – A5; Tim Storms: G ♯ −5 – G ♯ 5
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Caccini, Le nuove musiche, 1601, title page In music, monody refers to a solo vocal style distinguished by having a single melodic line and instrumental accompaniment. . Although such music is found in various cultures throughout history, the term is specifically applied to Italian song of the early 17th century, particularly the period from about 1600